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About Poetry

About Poetry

Riley, Peter
Corcoran, Kelvin

Paperback

Biographies GeneralLetters & EssaysLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1837380104
ISBN13: 9781837380107
Publisher: Shearsman Books
Published: Aug 14 2026
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The purpose of About Poetry is to offer a contextual account of the poetry of Peter Riley. Of course, it is a poetry that speaks for itself, but in About Poetry we also have the voice of the poet himself in counterpoint. To understand aspects of the origin of that voice led to the inclusion of two autobiographical essays. The essays and interviews are not only about Peter Riley's poetry, its transition through five decades, but also the landscape of contemporary poetry. Much of what is said here explores the poetics of that landscape, its achievements, contradictions, creative diversions and its vitality.

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